BASF/Farmers Weekly GAI app for the iPhone

Take an image of your crop or select an existing one
Get an instant GAI assessment at the touch of a button
Use email form to send your result to wherever you decide
Use map view to locate where you took the stored image and its GAI
Use the in-season messaging service
Let the info centre link you to BASF, FWi and general app guidance
Use the reference picture library to support your decision making in the field

Use the barcode with a scanner app on your iPhone to go directly to the BASF/Farmers Weekly GAI app in the iTunes store

BASF/Farmers Weekly app for the iPhone

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Video: what the app does

Step-by-step guide on how to use the app

1: After downloading the app from iTunes, tap the icon to launch the app.

2: The app home page will show latest messages and in-season advice, as well as recent photos, from which the GAI reading can be calculated. Along the bottom of the page are five navigation icons that allow the user to switch between taking a photo, viewing stored photos, accessing messages and further information.

3: By tapping the capture photo icon, you access a screen from which you can take a new picture.

4: The picture is taken using the iPhone's camera, and ideally needs to capture about 1m of crop. The app then calculates the GAI virtually instantly, even if there is no signal.

5: Reference photos can be found by tapping the info centre icon, as well as links to the BASF and Farmers Weekly web sites.